Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eau Rouge corner


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The result was merge. I'm not too sure what exactly to merge - there's a lot of info. The content will stay in the page history, so could an editor who is familiar with this topic please merge in the relevant information? Thanks.  Majorly  (o rly?) 13:30, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Eau Rouge corner

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Is notable, but a corner on the Formula One calendar doesn't deserve it's own article, even if it's one of the fastest. Davnel03 15:49, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Doesn't that mean that it's not notable? What do you mean by deserve? Sancho (talk) 16:29, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Merge (and probably edit down) content to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Keep a redirect that goes from Eau Rouge to the circuit article. Eau Rouge is probably the best recognised corner in European racing circles, and often used to be quoted at the most challenging corner in F1 (not so much these days, too much downforce available). Not that it's all that scientific, but google gave me 224,000 hits for "Eau Rouge". I can't imagine there ever being a book on it, but a magazine article in say, Motorsport or Autosport is quite conceivable. Again, please notify at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Formula_One. Cheers. 4u1e 16:11, 17 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Merge to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Reasons as per 4u1e above. Pyrope 19:46, 17 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Merge and redirect to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. John Anderson 10:23, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Eau Rouge is one of the most demanding corners in Auto Racing history. It definetly deserves its own article. Moreover, it is cool, which makes it great.  It's like turkey.  You gotta have it once a year.
 * The above comment should not be consisdered, seeing as it is not signed and it's mainly slang. Davnel03 15:52, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. There's no reason to delete the article, as merging is the best solution.--KaragouniS 09:50, 20 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Strong Keep. The article defines its own notability by the amount of information on it, including long and detailed quotes from notable drivers. The sources are there in the article. Merging it to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps would put too much material into that article about one corner and would unbalance the article. As things stand the one long paragraph in Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is appropriate, linking to this main article which then goes into detail. SilkTork 10:15, 23 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep. The subject is clearly notable, and there's obviously a lot of relevant and important content on it. The fact that it's a corner does not mean it doesn't 'deserve' an article. Keeping this in addition to the article on the circuit means that Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps can maintain its focus. (And Raidillon should be merged into this article.) --David Edgar 11:14, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Agree that the subject is notable, per my original comment, but only in the context of the circuit, surely? Both articles look to be well under the suggested cap, so I don't think the length of a merged article would be an issue. Note also that one para (the first under 'Trivia') concerns only the circuit anyway, not the corner. I don't think there would be a loss of focus either, but that's a more subjective judgement. 4u1e 23 March 2007, 12:40


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